Safety grant helps pay for new incoming lanes at Haskell School in Wanaque

By Holly Stewart

STAFF WRITER |

Suburban Trends

Students' faces aren't the only thing that will be bright and shining when classes begin at Haskell Elementary School on Sept. 3. With the help of $11,200 in grant money from New Jersey Schools Insurance Group, the parking lot has been resealed and striped with new lanes to ensure the safety of children being dropped off and picked up before and after school.

Photo by Holly Stewart

A safety grant from the New Jersey Schools Insurance Group helped pay to reseal and restripe the parking lot at Haskell Elementary School recently.

A drop-off lane is now indicated adjacent to the sidewalk south of the school building on Ringwood Avenue, with a bypass lane to the left for incoming vehicles planning to park. Additionally, parking spaces specifically for visitors and staff have been repainted in different areas of the lot.

Business Administrator Nancy DiBartolo, whose office applied for the safety grant, told Suburban Trends on Aug. 27 that the amount awarded to the district went a long way toward covering the cost of the project, which was completed by Advanced Pavement Technologies of Landing.

"We utilized these funds and an additional $3,300 from our general fund budget," she said, "to seal and stripe the parking lot so that it is safer for the flow of traffic."

The total cost of the project was $14,500.

Superintendent of Schools Donna Cardiello noted during the Aug. 26 Board of Education meeting that it made perfect sense to provide the additional lane near the building's entrance.

"We want to avoid having the children walking in and out of parking spaces and across the parking lot," she said. Of the new lot design, she said, "It will certainly help us keep them safer."

Cardiello added that the completion of the project was the direct result of district staff members performing "due diligence" in pursuing grant opportunities.

Safety grant helps pay for new incoming lanes at Haskell School in Wanaque

A safety grant from the New Jersey Schools Insurance Group helped pay to reseal and restripe the parking lot at Haskell Elementary School recently.

By Holly Stewart

STAFF WRITER |

Suburban Trends

Students' faces aren't the only thing that will be bright and shining when classes begin at Haskell Elementary School on Sept. 3. With the help of $11,200 in grant money from New Jersey Schools Insurance Group, the parking lot has been resealed and striped with new lanes to ensure the safety of children being dropped off and picked up before and after school.

A drop-off lane is now indicated adjacent to the sidewalk south of the school building on Ringwood Avenue, with a bypass lane to the left for incoming vehicles planning to park. Additionally, parking spaces specifically for visitors and staff have been repainted in different areas of the lot.

Business Administrator Nancy DiBartolo, whose office applied for the safety grant, told Suburban Trends on Aug. 27 that the amount awarded to the district went a long way toward covering the cost of the project, which was completed by Advanced Pavement Technologies of Landing.

"We utilized these funds and an additional $3,300 from our general fund budget," she said, "to seal and stripe the parking lot so that it is safer for the flow of traffic."

The total cost of the project was $14,500.

Superintendent of Schools Donna Cardiello noted during the Aug. 26 Board of Education meeting that it made perfect sense to provide the additional lane near the building's entrance.

"We want to avoid having the children walking in and out of parking spaces and across the parking lot," she said. Of the new lot design, she said, "It will certainly help us keep them safer."

Cardiello added that the completion of the project was the direct result of district staff members performing "due diligence" in pursuing grant opportunities.